[Headlining for ACT is] one of those full-circle moments. I started with ACT’s Young Conservatory when I was 9 or 10, and I used to take part in the galas as a kid. I remember one where I played the violin. I probably wasn’t that good on the violin, but I was this cute kid wandering around in coattails. I was a walking, talking prop, which was fun.

Darren Criss, in response to the question, “What’s it like to return home as a headliner for ACT, where you used to be a student?  [s]